‘The Buffalo Bills made it a trifecta for the offseason when it comes to acquiring free agents with ties to the Carolina Panthers on Monday night.’
Archives for March 17, 2020
Bills agree to terms with LB A.J. Klein on 3-year deal (report)
‘Klein will be the odds on favorite to earn that job in training camp and preseason. He played in and started all 15 regular season games for the Saints in 2019 and the playoff loss to the Minnesota Vikings.’
4 things to know about new Buffalo Bills LB A.J. Klein
‘In his three seasons with the Saints, Klein played 318 special teams snaps with 140 coming in 2018. He played more special teams during his time with the Panthers (1,043 in four seasons). Klein will likely contribute on specials teams with Buffalo.’
Dolphins expected to sign Bills’ free agent DE Shaq Lawson (report)
‘The deal is for three years and $30 million and can be worth $36 million with incentives, per NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport.’
Shaq Lawson pens heartfelt goodbye letter to Bills Mafia: ‘Buffalo will always have special place in my heart’
‘Lawson went on to explain that the decision to leave was based on what’s best for him in and his family. The contract he signed with Miami could be worth up to $36 million with incentives. That’s the kind of money (potentially up to $12 million per season) that Buffalo just couldn’t afford.’
Bills’ Jordan Phillips thanks Leslie Frazier, Brandon Beane before start of free agency
‘The hard truth is that after compiling 9.5 sacks in Buffalo on a one-year prove it deal last season, Phillips likely priced himself out of Buffalo’s plans.’
Bills among 4 teams interested in Broncos free agent CB Chris Harris (report)
‘Harris is one of the top cornerbacks available in this year’s free agent class and arguably the top slot cornerback. He is expected to get a deal averaging about $11 million, per Spotrac.com.’
Brasky: Bills’ trade for WR Diggs provides QB Allen with missing piece
‘Although some would argue that Diggs wasn’t even the best wide receiver on his own team the past few seasons (see Adam Thielen), he will be just that on the Bills. Brown and Beasley are adequate talents, Diggs is an elite talent, and has the potential to elevate Buffalo’s offense to another level.’
Tuesday’s Minnesota Coverage
Vikings will trade Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Vikings trade disgruntled WR Stefon Diggs for draft picks, including a first-rounder (Saint Paul Pioneer Press)
Report: Vikings trade Stefon Diggs to Bills for draft picks (KMSP-TV)
Instant reaction: Vikings trade Diggs to Buffalo (KSTP-AM)
Tuesday’s New Orleans Coverage
Saints free agent LB A.J. Klein agrees to terms with Buffalo Bills: report (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Tuesday’s Miami Coverage
Miami Dolphins continue to fortify their trenches, sign Lawson to three-year contract (Miami Herald)
Dolphins agree to deal with Bills pass rusher Shaq Lawson (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
NFL Free Agency: Miami Dolphins adding DL Shaq Lawson (Palm Beach Post)
Dolphins are expected to sign pass rusher Shaq Lawson, per report (CBS Sports)
Report: Shaq Lawson Signs With Miami Dolphins (WFOR-TV)
Vikings trade star Stefon Diggs to Bills in NFL blockbuster
‘Diggs caught the “Minnesota Miracle” touchdown in the 2017 playoffs against the Saints and followed it up with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons (with 15 of his 30 career touchdowns), but he is not in the same class as Hopkins.’
Mario Addison leaving Panthers in NFL free agency
‘The Panthers were Addison’s fourth team in his first two NFL seasons when he joined them in 2012, and he’s been with Carolina since. Over the past four seasons, he’s had at least nine sacks in every year and totaled 39, which ranks 11th in the league since 2016.’
Buffalo Bills to acquire Stefon Diggs in trade with Minnesota Vikings, per report
‘Diggs, 26, had a turbulent run in Minnesota. A fifth-round pick out of Maryland in 2015, he quickly exceed expectations and became one of the league’s most dynamic threats. In a divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 season, his 61-yard, last-second touchdown vaulted the Vikings to the NFC championship game in a play later labeled the “Minneapolis Miracle.”‘
AP Source: Bills To Land WR Diggs In Trade With Vikings
‘In Diggs, the Bills provide Allen with an established wideout on an offense that finished 24th in the NFL in yards gained last season, and 26th in yards passing. Allen enters his third season still attempting to address questions regarding his accuracy that have followed since being selected in the first round of the 2018 draft.’